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Chapter 497 Activating the Spanish Matador
"Aren't you banned... Aren't you on the injury list? Why are you here?" Seeing Tang Qian warming up, Howard was in a bad mood, and he muttered. "That was before, and now my 'injury' is completely healed. If I don't play, can I just lie on the bed and get money? I'm not as thick-skinned as some people." Tang Qian deliberately bit the "injury" while warming up. The word "illness" seemed to have been expected for Howard's surprise.

"Are you okay? Why didn't I know? Did the management know? Did Mr. Mitch Kupchak know?" Howard recovered from his initial surprise and thought that Tang Qian was "privately" Came here to participate in the game. "Then I don't know, maybe they know, maybe they don't know, but I think it's such a small matter, I just need to report it to the chief team doctor Gary Vitti. The general manager has so many things to do every day, so there is no time for me Such a trivial matter? Are you right?"

"You don't have the permission of the general manager, how can you play without permission? There is no way your name will be on the playing list! You just give up on it? China...China is hot!" Howard almost blurted out "Chinaman" again, but When he saw the other person's eyes, he immediately thought of something, his mouth trembled, and he immediately changed his words.However, the pride and arrogance of the winner has not changed in the slightest.

"Then I don't know." Tang Qian said, "Look at the big screen on your head, isn't there my name?"

Howard looked up and found that the name "Tang. Qian" was indeed on the Lakers' roster.As a result, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he said, "What deal did you reach with Mitch Kupchak?" Tang Qian spread his hands and said, "What kind of deal? I can settle it with Mr. Kupchak. In vain. Oh~ By the way, it seems that I can't even get into his office recently. Do you know what's going on, Howard?" Facing Tang Qian's words, Howard looked a little unnatural, but he still forced his mouth Said: "It seems that I still underestimated you, China... China is hot! You have more means than I imagined!"

"You think too much, Howard." Tang Qian said: "You don't want to compete in a fair manner on the court, and you only go through this kind of off-court procedure. People like you are really despised. If this is the case, I will not fight with you again. You have no manners."

US time, March 3.

Tang Qian said something to Howard that impressed the latter forever:
"To deal with people like you, you must show a 100% 200% attitude, and then, every time, every time, you must be completely ravaged!" Tang Qian suppressed his anger for many times, and finally had the opportunity to release it vigorously: "At this point, I will not lose Yao Ming or the glorious tradition of the Chinese people!"

"I see you blast you once!"

Howard still doesn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, so he just smiled disdainfully and said, "Seeing me once and blasting me once? Do you really think you are Yao Ming? Even if it is Yao Ming, don't think about defeating me so easily now." !" Tang Qian shook his head and said, "No, Yao Ming will definitely defeat you, because you are past your prime now."

The words "beyond the peak period" stimulated Howard, because although he didn't want to admit it, there is no doubt that some things and technical moves that he could do easily in the past are now gradually becoming more difficult for him to do.But Howard always comforts himself and hypnotizes himself, and keeps telling himself that this is just because the injury has not healed, and it has nothing to do with him not being at his peak.

In fact, compared to LeBron James, Dwight Howard really relies on his body for food. The former is just too strong to cover up his technical skills, but the latter... is purely a complete food talent, so he is older , with many injuries, the former "Superman of Warcraft" will always remain in people's memory.This is not to say that Howard's offensive ability is not as good as the bench. After all, he used to be a strongman who averaged 20+ per game all the year round. It's just that his offensive ability almost completely depends on his physical talent, and in terms of technology, he has been in the league for so many years. Too much progress, that's why when he was less than 28 years old, he seemed exhausted and slipped from the peak.

As for LeBron James eating his body, it is purely a "joke" made up by his "spots" who don't like him.Tang Qian has no feelings for James, regardless of this life or the previous life.But he mainly dislikes certain attitudes, certain decisions, and certain "business acumen" of James.As for basketball skills, James at the 3rd position is definitely the top in history. Whether it is ball control, breakthrough, organization, passing, scoring, overall view, vision, or even the most criticized shooting, it is compared with himself. It is "intermittent".But compared to other No. 3 positions, it can still be called first-class or top.

However, we still have to admit that Howard's use of his physical talents during his peak period was also the best in NBA history.Otherwise, the average per game is infinitely close to 23+14, which is really not what a few insiders can play now.Most of the insiders now are either defensive or offensive. If they want to be all-around offensive and defensive, there are very few.At this point, Tang Qian still has something to learn from Peak Howard.

"Do you dare to say that I have passed the peak? I am not yet 28 years old, what right do you have to say that?" Howard was angry when he heard this, and stared at Tang Qian and said.Tang Qian didn't dodge, and looked directly at him and said, "So what if you're not yet 28 years old? Your future will only decline further and further! Because your peak is Orlando, and if you leave there, you will no longer be that 'Superman'." Warcraft' gone."

"Fart!!!" Howard yelled angrily.

"What? Do you want to fight me?" Tang Qian said with a flat expression, completely undeterred by the opponent's aura.

"I..." After all, Howard still didn't dare to fight Tang Qian, because the "locker room incident" last time had dealt a great blow to his mind, so unless it was a matter of life and death, Howard would never fight Tang Qian again. Tang Qian did it easily.He didn't want to lose face again and be depressed for several days again.

"Forget it, talking to such an insidious person like you has insulted my soul." Tang Qian turned his head and continued to practice and warm up: "Remember my words, I welcome fair competition, you blow it up It doesn't matter to me, but if you continue to make small moves, then don't blame me for having fists without eyes."

Seeing the other party so strong in front of him, Howard felt uncomfortable all over, but what can he do?He could only hold his breath, preparing for a big explosion in this game, and then using it as a threat to go to Mitch Kupchak's office to complain.But he didn't know that all of this was exactly what Tang Qian needed him to do.

Otherwise, Howard's playing time will be passive and sabotage, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

Known as "the number one center in the active league", you always have to shine, don't you?

So deliberately stimulating Howard was something Tang Qian had thought about before coming to the Milwaukee Bucks.

He has the same goal as Kobe, to win, and the Lakers want to enter the playoffs!

Impossible?Of course it is possible, because Tang Qian clearly remembers the record of the top eight in the Western Conference that year, so...

The Lakers still have a chance! ! !
The Lakers scored 25 points in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 10 points, Howard scored 10 points, Nash scored 3 points, and Metta World Peace scored 2 points.The hit rate is not bad, 18 of 9 shots, reaching about 50%.But looking at the opposite side, although the shooting percentage was only 3%, they still scored 24 points. This is due to the poor protection of the Lakers' defensive rebounds in this quarter.Let the Milwaukee people get too many offensive rebounds.

Gasol is still the same, with Howard, can't open at all, completely sleepwalking.

Howard also focused on the offensive end because of too much energy, while ignoring the protection on the rebound end.

"Future Poet" Larry Sanders, after all, is much taller and wingspan than "Warcraft". In addition, he is almost 3 years younger than Howard, so his athletic ability will not suffer too much. The stalking made Howard spend a lot of effort to attack.Although judging from the statistics, Howard's shooting percentage is very good, but anyone who has watched this game knows that Howard scored every goal very hard in the first quarter, even with a little bit of luck.

Furthermore, at the 4th position, the Bucks took a big advantage, because Essen Ilyasova's matchup with Gasol completely won in the first quarter.The reason is simple. The former is a tall No. 4 with a shooting range, and his shooting range is all over the inside and outside of the three-point line. In this way, the Spaniard's disadvantage is obvious.As I said before, Gasol is getting older now, and his mobility has long been inferior to his peak time, so if you let him jump out to defend, one or two are okay, but if there are too many times, it will only become a "defensive loophole".

It's not that he is not active in defense, but that his legs and feet are really old and he can't keep up.

This is one of the key factors why the Twin Tower lineup is gradually becoming less popular in the league. The mobility is too poor, and it is too easy to be hit by people using high range.Compared with the previous traditional style of play, the alliance's attack trend is expanding more and more.According to the joint statistics of FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports, the proportion of three-pointers in the league has increased year by year from 1980% in the 1981-2.3 season. The first peak occurred in the 1995-1996 season, with a proportion of 20.0%.In the 2013-2014 season, this proportion reached a new high, reaching 25.9%.Moreover, the future trend will continue to rise, and it is very possible that the proportion will reach [-]% in a few years.

Here we need to make a distinction. Why has the proportion of three-point shots increased significantly since the 1994-1995 season?It's not that the three-point shot has suddenly become important. It's mainly because the league has shortened the distance of the three-point line from the 94-95 season to 6.70 meters in order to stimulate the weak three-point line. The proportion of three-pointers shot this season has soared wildly.

However, since the distance from the three-point line was restored in the 1997-1998 season, the proportion of three-pointers dropped immediately, and it was not until the 2005-2006 season that it reached 20.2% again.So excluding that "special period" does not count, the three-point shot really started to explode from 2005 to 2006, and those years happened to be the time when Sun City set off a "small ball storm".However, the proportion of mid-range shots has decreased and the proportion of three-pointers has increased. The direct consequence is that the distance for tall insiders to supplement and expand defenses has increased sharply compared to before.This is catastrophic torture for giants over 7 feet.

Not everyone is Garnett, Olajuwon, David Robinson, Wilt Chamberlain, even if they are as strong as Shaquille O'Neal, if you let him expand his defense like this, he will end up exhausted after one game , the efficiency is greatly reduced.Besides, Olajuwon's real height is not 213CM at all, but around 208CM.So you have to immediately defend the 32-year-old Gasol in this way. His physical energy consumption and energy consumption are both exhausting.And the most important thing is that even after trying so hard, the effect is still very small, so how can this not make people feel bad?

Being scored frequently by an opponent, and shot frequently, even a heart made of iron, can't help but make waves.

The management of the Lakers has actually thought about this problem. Both Bynum and Gasol are inside players who are difficult to expand. In order to keep up with the changes in the league and the new era, Kupchak resolutely traded for "Warcraft" Howard and the Spaniard formed a new twin tower lineup.Because of the mobility and athleticism of "Warcraft" Howard, it is enough to solve the trouble of replenishing and expanding defense.However, man is not as good as God. After Howard came to Los Angeles, he only wanted to sit on the inside, and he was not willing to actively expand defenses and attack defenses like he did in Orlando.In this way, it becomes the need for Gasol to go out, which is completely different from the original idea of ​​​​the Lakers management, and the opposite.

This game is an excellent microcosm. Eisen Ilyasova made 4 of 3 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 24 of the Bucks' 9 points. His personal score exceeded the team's score by one-third. There are many.In this case, how can Gasol, who has 3 points in a single quarter, not be depressed, how can he not be depressed?

For many people who only look at the data and not the game, Gasol was completely blown away by his opponent.

And it still exploded into scum.

Basketball is for five people. One person's heroic performance can turn the tide for one, two, or three games, but what about a season?What about a full series?What a dream!Whether it is Jordan, Chamberlain, Baylor, or Kerry Barry, none of them have been realized.So the Lakers have internal strife + no chemical reaction + poor running-in + Gasol is completely abolished... It is even more difficult to win.

At least in Tang Qian's view, Gasol has completely disappeared on the court, and he can't make basic contributions on both the offensive and defensive ends.Of course, it's not that the Spaniard's strength is dying. In the next few seasons, he will still be the starting inside player of the Eastern All-Star team.So in a word, the tactical system and its incompatibility with Howard are the biggest reason for Gasol's overall downturn this season.

Howard can't change this status quo, but he can completely change it.

Activating Gasol is one of the keys to the remaining 10 games for the Lakers.

Tang Qian walked onto the court in the second quarter, patted Gasol on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Paul, forget about the unpleasantness ahead, it's time to start work!"

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